Job Description

Job Title: Freight Management Specialist

Department: Transportation

Reports To: Manager, Freight Management Services

Position Type: Non-Exempt

Pay Rate: $70,000.00 to $90,000.00/ Yearly

Purpose of PositionResponsible for Traffic Functions within the Freight Management division of the Transportation Department.

Values and Business Practices:

• Customer First – We deliver on what we promise to our customers with a positive attitude.
• We treat everybody with respect and dignity.
• We operate with high business ethics.
• We are a good corporate citizen.
• We value our professional relationships.
• We strive to have a “Continuous Improvement Culture”.
• We are committed to the safety of our employees and our equipment/facilities.

Company Expectations

Our expectation is that all employees, customers, vendors will perform in a manner that will ensure long term success.

Flexibility: Works the hours needed to support the business goals (including overtime, weekends and holidays). Remains open-minded, performs a wide variety of job tasks, transitions from task to task effectively (multi-task).

Reliability Always present and punctual; arrives prepared for work. Completes work in a timely, accurate and consistent manner. Plan and schedule your time off in advance with your supervisor or manager. Avoid unscheduled days off which will result in attendance points.

Attitude: Maintains a “Whatever it Takes” attitude. Lives by company stated values and inspires others.

Willingness to learn: Approaches new tasks with an interest to learn. Has the ability to learn techniques as job task requirements change.

Initiative: Seeks out additional work when job tasks are completed. Goes above and beyond required tasks. Participate in pre-shift meetings and department meetings.

Quality of Work: Maintains high standards despite pressing deadlines. Produces accurate, thorough and professional work.

Understands the importance of “Only Handle It Once – OHIO”, by completing work correctly the first time.

Follows directions: Follows all written and verbal instructions provided by management, project leader, etc…

Communication: Shares all information in a professional and factual manner ensuring the best decisions are made for the company. Report all issues to your manager/supervisor.

Appearance: Maintains an appropriate appearance and dresses in accordance with the established dress code guidelines to your respective position.

Position Competency:

1. Exceptional customer service and communication skills2. Knowledge of Logistics market3. Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, the ability to quickly master Allen Distribution and customer proprietary software sites.4. The ability to work in a fast paced and changing work environment.5. Exceptional customer service and communication skills. Position Expectations

Customer Service:

• Ability to communicate and problem solve with all customers, both internal and
• external, in a professional, courteous and effective manner.
• Provide professional, detailed responses to customer and carrier inquiries. If
• not able to provide requested information, elevate issue to appropriate party.
• Ability to identify and determine appropriate solutions or course of action to resolve customer issues.
• Assist Freight Management’s business development by identifying and securing new business.
• Ability to recognize when service levels will not be met and to take appropriate action to elevate or address issues to ensure positive customer experience.
• Ability to recognize trends in various issues which arise to determine if situation is a one-time occurrence or is an ongoing issue with needs to be addressed.

Operations:

• Identify optimal routing and consolidation of shipments to protect service and meet department financial goals.
• Pricing shipments competitively with both customer and carrier to ensure coverage while maintaining company goals.
• Anticipating and resolving issues as they arise.
• Tracking of all booked loads through point of pickup to time of delivery to ensure accurate and available information is available for any given shipment.
• Effectively execute load planning within the TMS using effective vetting as per company policy and negotiation with carriers.

Partner Carrier Interaction:

• Continuously seeking new carriers to fulfill operational needs, improve performance and improve departmental financial goals.
• Responsible for carrier onboarding and start up consistent with company policy.
• Develop quality carriers into core partner carriers.
• Measure carrier performance and take corrective action or process improvements as the situations warrant.
• Ability to select appropriate carriers for shipments to maintain On Time Performance levels and meet Company Financial Goals as determined by Manager.

Freight Management Reports:

• Ability to utilize websites, customer software, interaction with customers/carriers to obtain data to compile information for operational reports.
• Responsible for providing reports within the time expectations required per report.

Project Management

• Ability to work under the direction of the Manager, Freight Management Services to assist in projects as needed.

On Call Coverage:

• Assist with departmental on call coverage as determined by Manager, Freight Management Services.